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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
The Texn. Outrnyes

Forty or fifty witnesses were brought on
to testify in the investigation before the
Senate committee of the alleged election
outrages III Texas. The investigation is
substantially completed, and there i, little
doubt that the charges made have been Sis
tanned in all essential particulars. 1t is
proved by competent witnesses that a reign
of terror existed and still exists i'm WASH
mgton county, Tex, which is due to politi-
cal excitement, and that the Democrats who
sought tn secure control Of the organization
Of Republican county resorted to the ira
ditional weapons and methods of the bull
dozer and the White League Intelligent
black men who have testified say that the
method was, first Ia keep the blacks away
from the polls and then in the voting pre-
cincts where it was sure that a majority of
Republican votes would he cast masked men
appeared while the counting was in prop
resS and lugged off the boxes. At nearly
every stage of the proceedings the Demo-
cratS have nterposed the objection of want
OF jurisdiction, and the matter will end i'm a
minority report from the committee 1t is
evident that the Democrats have either tnl-
Grated or taritly upheld the work of the
bulldozers
A suggestive incident growing out of
this investigation is the issue of memorial
to the Texas legislature by Judge Cook. the
criminal district judge of Galveston and
Harris counties, pronomcing the ivestiga-
ton unlawful, and the appropriation of
money for it by Congress IAN embezzle-
ment and felony" punishable by impris
onment in the penitentiary Furthermore
Judge Cook says, mo citizen is bound to
obey the pretended authority of the Senate
in this behalf, and the civil authorities are
advised to interpose all lawful means for
the protection of our citizens against this
unlawful and high handed usurpation. -"
The Judge wants the legislature to adopt
resolutions embodying these points.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25

TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Terrible Gale. IN. West.

severe storm of wind, snow and ,lret
prevailed all over the west and northwest
last week Thursday aud Friday. extending
a. lar east rs Chicago. Ia some cases the
force "i the wind was irresistible On the
Denver and Rio tirundr railway. four mile,
north of Colorado Springs. every coach Of
the north buund Salt Lake express, con
'lHtlnS Of tW" sleeping ears, two passenger
coaches and "a hagLase and mail car. was
blown from the track at , u'cluck Thursday
morning anu the mail car and its contents
were destroyed hy fire No one was in
iured. \ freight train Of twenty car, un
side track nearby. waiting for the express
tu pass, was alsn blown from the track and
the ears were badly damaged The pa>,en-
ger train of three coaches which left Tin.
Union depot ON the Denyct and South Park
road for Morrison at : T.. NJ. was lifted
from the truck 10y q terrific blast and hurled
down An rmbankmcnt when about ~ miles
from the city. One passenger had his leg
broken and several others were badly
bruised. Near Como on the same road the
l.eadvlllr express was blown oven. a bridge
and nearly all of the passengers and train
men we're severely injured and the coaches
were badly wrecked
curious incident of the storm was "A
shower of mud in the ncighborhopd Of Lin
coin, Neb, Thursday afternoon The mud
came down in small PARTICLES and gave ev-
erything the appearance Of having been
Nplashed hy teams crossing the streets 4
strong wind prevailed 200 miles west of
Lincoln, and the theory is that the dust
raised 10y this storm floated over this sec
ton and fell when saturated 4 light
shower prevailed at the time.
Edward Unger of New York. who killed
August Bohle Il month ago and cut up his
body and shipped it to Baltimore. was found
guilty of manSlaughter last week and SEN
fenced to 20 years Imprisonment. It was
probably IA case of murder in the first de
gree, hut Unger made statement To the
jury claiming that he killed Bnhle in self
defence and its apparent truthfulness had
the desired effect
The strike of South Boston car drivers
was practically broken on Monday. enough
new men having been secured and enough
nld ones having gone back to work to keep
the cars running. There were riotous
demonstrations ON Saturday and Sunday
and several persons who fired rocks or bui
lets at the ears were arrested aud sentenced.
The Cunard steamship Etruria beat all
previous records of quick passage across
the Atlantic 10y making her last trip from
Queenstown 10 New York in DAYS. 10
hours and I, minutes The distance GOV
cred was $3.50 miles. from Queenstown to
New York, giving AN average of ~ -
miles an hour--thc fastest average lou,,-
distance time on record
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE
Hundreds OF People Killed in SoaIh-
ern Europe.

Southern Europe was visited by several
severe shocks al earthquake early We,lnes-
day morning. The disaster was greatest in
Italy and the principal point of disturbance
seems 10 have been ON the coast of the
gulf OF Genoa. Here various villages we're
partly destroyed and hundreds of persons
killed. Few particulars have been received
rs Ia the extent of the damage inland, but
the whole region received terrible shaking
up At Cervo, near Diann Marino 300
person, were killed by hoing buried in the
ruins of the falling buildings, and at sever
al villages the loss of life is repnrted nt
from 10 10 30 persons The whole of the
Italian Riviera was devastated aud the dis
aster seems appalling On the coast of
southern France the earthquake was less
severe but great panic was caused.
This mornings dispatches pluce the esti-
mate ni the total loss of life at 1000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
THE MARCH TERM JURORS.

'hAN"EN ~ me List REPORTED LAST WIEN.
OF the two jur"rS drawn from Guilforl.
one. Abel q. Neuw, Is dead. and the. other
). l. N"ye', has been excused. owing L.
sickness IN his family and joel Gaines and
hudson A. Alexander have been drawn IA,
jurors M their places. Also. Lowell \ Bar
neN one ui the juror, drawn from Brattlc
Dnro' has been excused on account of sick
ness, and Sidney l.. Mnrr, ha, been drawn
in his place
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
West BrnItIebOrO.

The public rhetorical exercises or 6il.,
M"'"' Classical seminary, consisting Of ora
tinus, ESSAYS, Determinations. dialn,nI,s ,t,'
viii he held at seminary hall. ON AlouJsv
evening, Feb. 2sth At the same Tina viii
he given the "Kinder Symphnnv y Nal
by ten instruments
non H. II. Wheeler's lecture, which was
PoNIl"ned last Friday evening ON account
81 Tue Storm will probably he given some
time in March
There were seven haptisms last SUNDAY
evening at the baptist church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
AppoIn.mrn,. b, ,hs G.,sruor.

The governor has made the following an
pointments under Act No. 3D. session laws
"l ISM, for the purpose of establishing the
meridian lines; James q. Wilson of beth
e. Gus II, Capron Of Leicester, Edward II.
randall oi f"ultney, and Geo. j. Bond of
Searshurg
Frank I. Carrick of 81. Juln,hury Inns
been appointed by the governor as a mem
Der Of the Gettysburg commission. to rem.
resent the Ith Vermont regiment. a vacnn-
cy having beeu created by the resignation
oil Col. Geo. ", Hooker Of BrattleLoro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
MIR. CROSBY WOULD NOT AccEpr

An animation having come to Mr.. Crn>
toy from several source, II purpose tn run
Nun next TUESDAY H. u candidate for first
'eiectlnam. Mr.. Crosby authorizes and lie.
'lreN Us 1" say that hr will not consent IT,
such nN' "i hi, name. His business duti-,
ami the special work which h, firm has in
mani Tor the coming season would not i'm
any case hermit him Ia accept the office.
and even II he should be- elected he w"ulI
lrrlme u eerNr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25

The report of the board of railroad com
missioners ON the result of their investiya
ton of the terrible disaster at Hartford is a
satisfactory document which gives evidence
of thorough and impartial work. 1t iusti-
iies the existence of the commission and
shows that its members have a due appreci-
alton of the work which they have been set
10 do under the railroad commission law.
Their findings are, in short, that the acct
dent was caused by broken rail. aud that
the railroad company is not Justly censura-
bic for negligence or for want of ordinary
care because of its occurrence. The brok-
ON rail had "a flaw in it, defect of mann
lacture as it came from the rolling-mill lint
one that could not he detected hy ordinary
methods of examination. The conclusion
reached as to the number of persons on the
train, and the number of the killed. iniurad
and saved, are the same as those sent ms bv
Mr. Hayes, the associated press agent and
printed in our issue Of last week. Ii is a
satisfaction to know that every person on
tine Tram has been accounted for, and that
There are not haunting doubts left in the
minds of people scattered here and there ms
Ia whether missing friends fell victims in
the wreck. The board finds that much of
the loss of life was due 70 the stove fires and
and oil lamps, and the report i, positive and
decided in saying that safer and better
means Of heating and lighting cars must he
devised and adopted.
The really significant thing about the COM
miN>i"ners report, and that which marks
their Independence of railroad control. is
their distinct and unqualified finding that il
was a broken rail aud not a broken axle ON
the rear Pullman car which caused the ac-
cldrnt. The rail broke first, they say. and
the broken rail caused the axle To break in
two The railroad company, ON the con
trary, aN will he remembered, made a strong
effort To have it appear that it was the bruk
en- axle which did the mischief Several
railroad men-Mr, Bean, the Central Yer
mont rnadmaster, and Superintendent Alul-
llsan Of the Connecticut River road, among
them testified strongly Ia their belief that
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
a srn,enen, from Mr. sno.L,.

h"f"r ih~H'r: Allow me ~ say i'm your
columns that the statement nude i'm tb,. RI.
former Of last week, that application Ia h..
edlt"r had been made hy my family for -
reduction of bail in my case is mhnI,l anal
"'S"i"i1y J''iSe. Neither myself nor anv
member of my family have asked. or anti
"rl]cd amy one 10 ask in our behalf. any rn-
VorS OF C. II. Davenport Yours truly.
q, +. SuANKs.
Ed. Londonderry Sitter.
Newiane, VI. Feb. ~ ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
West Dover.

-, fire recently broke out in one Of
the chambers Of d. q. Leonards house
ana hut for the active means used 10 .xtin,
gulsh the iiames the building must hive
t. &, Beck and wife from Jackson Miss
are visiting at d. N. Mays.
list. 7'''" VII TIC SICK
ing trip, y" " '''''-
MISS Letiie Corse has finished her school
pounds s"' %
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
PROGRESS, STRENGTH. soLvENcy


h"e view ORR Lilies Husiness ia GSSR
THE forty Sro"ud auuualrrp of th, N,N York
Lie Insurance company, covering its b.in,,, r,,
INNd Is the most remarkable exhibit ever made Ii,
lhr company. Il shows
lars
Cash assets January ], lSs;, nr over seventy, 0,.
million dollars
Insurance written ia lS~i. over ri.ht, five. mill
,pu dollars
Insurance in force Jan /. ise,.. over thr,. hmm
tired million dollars
\ percentage of death loS,., paid to avrrag,
RISKS IN ior'e during the year Of les, than one ,
cent J.
Interest receipts in excess Of death lo,s..s paid
1866, IG6.E
Interest receipts over five and "a half r..r ,.,rt nj,
average net assets
Ratio of death losses and ryp,.r,-.. combined f.
income, Tar brl"w that Of an, prominent cnuuan,
~ the country In iS5 land Of any Who's. tigtr,..
ARE yet attainablt for iSqi
over four million dollars paid insured person,
while living. in rnduwnrnts. annuit..s. Dividend,
and maturrd tontines
Amount paid policy holders and added to cash
assets IN lSsG exceeded amount received from nnl
''l holders 10y half a million dnat.
An increase in Income Ut over three. million J,I
lars over the figures II 1856
An inrrraS' in Cash Assets IT o,,i. eight million
iollaiS
An Increase In Surplus Of over two million dol
lars
An Increase in Insurance Written nj sixteen mil
lion dollars over the new business Of lSSi
An ncreas'' ut Insurance in Force ~ forty. fnii
'hllll'h dollars over the figures vt January t. 1884,
80 Examine their statement IN another nag.
III
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
AIusieaI Inslrumeu,..

An instrument Of value. - cents buys the hest
ahu "l'S efficient plasterrver known nor Pio.
,T' any KIND OF pain acts Instant, never fails
n n@ts, uul ln aud burgundy Pitch combined su.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
Conclusions.


The board finds that the running of this
tram was property managed On the part of
all concerned therein. 1t was properly
slowed up as it came near the curve and
bridge The rules require Il speed of not
exceeding fifteen miles per hour when run
ming upon and over bridges The speed
here Was considerably within the rules.
The brakes were gradually let on and off at
the proper points The opening of the throt-
tie and pulling part of the train away
from the falling cars by the engineer after
his discovery of the situation is approved.
The efforts of the men to save all that could
he saved and their manner of doing il is
commended. The efforts of the railroad Of
iicials and their employees in the care of the
injured and of the remains of the dend for
identification by relatives and friends. As
well as the services rendered bv the author
tiles OF the town, who organized local as
sistance for them in the work of humanity.
have resulted in the Identification and de
livery to their friends of all the dead. md
all hut six of the wounded have heen sent
to their homes. These are being cared for
by the company, and all are expected to re.
cover save one, and there is hope for him.
The Cause oil Ihe Accident.
The hoard finds that the derailnent and
accident were caused by the breaking of
the rail at the defective point above lie
'clibed that the breaking of this rail or
the next one beyond it caused the breakinp
OF the central journal Of the forward trucks
of the sleeper Pilgrim, in some WAY nm
known TO the board, but probably from the
throwing of some portion of one Of the
broken rails violently against it, the web of
the steel rail indentimg the wrought iron
journal, straining and swapping il i'm its
frosty state, aud that thereupon the interi
or wheels of this truck began to run irr,f,-
ularly and 10 crowd out the inner rail of
the curve and Ia strike the sleepers with
the broken ends Of its journal, aud % abrad,
and indent the left hand rail in the Iun,unr
Indicated until, coming to the ties of the
bridge, with deep openings between them.
the ear was thrown from the bridge 10 the
right, and those that went down To the
front "i IL were dragged OF the bridge in
succession lay the strong Miller couplers
that bound this train together. The evil
dence was clear and conclusive that the
sleeper Pilgrim was derailed as above midi
Gated, and the board 50 finds and there
was evidence tending to show that other
ears were also oil the rails before the bridge
was reached, hut upon this point the board
has reached no conclusion, and it regards
this as incidental only Ia its findings that
the opening of the throttle of the locono-
tive 10y the engineer as he saw the reur of
he train falling, detached the mail car from
he train hehind it and saved the remainder
If the train Grom wrecking.
The Cooperation ENOarraIsd rrom
Hlnmr.
The board regards it due To the CORPORA
lion, a. well "a 10 the public, to state also
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
Annomncenients.

TENEMENT To RESr In the Hougbton blnck
Main street Enquir" Of J. NJ TYLER
Before getting collar for your dop call up,u
Gunsmith wood lie has lust received an ,la,,ont
assortment and the prices range from iic mn
To RrNr Modern houq. situated near th. VIII
lage. Apply to d. s. PnArr.
Buy Picture Frames Of GeIdis
ARTISTIC PicrrRE FHAmSo at Cupp 4 .Ionps's
Picture frames in great variety at 4 g. Wihlrr's
shop open evenings FROM tuS
Dinner at II O'Clock 2ic at Blisss
Lunches from jc up 1T Hiss
Lodging from 10 mp at Hiss
Meals cuoked to order at Bliss's
I"''' board q meals, $500 per week at Bliss's
rhTr"E FRAMES arr cheap at Clupp * Jones s,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
THE COST OF A sroNp.oRUsHpn

30 much inquiry has been made a. Ia
why stone-crusher has not been bou.,lt
Tor the use of the town, aud SO much inter
est has been shown aS Ia the probable cost
oil one and the work il will do. that we have
taken measures SINCE the above was written
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
Railroad Commissioners Report

NdIIIUdU UUIIIIIIIOOIUII6IS h6pBII
On the White River Disaster.
They Find II was Broken Rail and
not Broken Axle which Caused the
Wreck,
Aud Give n very Thorough aud Impair
tiRl Review of the Dreadful Affair
aud of all the circumstance Attend
ing IL.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25
The Corporation IA onrrnIed from

The board regards it due 10 the corpora
ton, A. well "a 10 the public, 10 state also
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-09-23
PATENTS GRANTED

To citizens of Ohio during the past
week, and reported expressly for the
JOURNAL by Q. A. Snow & Co., Patent
Lawyers, opposite U. s. Patent Office
Washington, d. c.:
p. S. Bnlkwlli, Cleveland, Ore-crnsher.
i. +. Blair, PainesvIlle, Culling-tooI
gage.
l.. s. Bortree, Toledo, Bus,le.
A. L. Brown, Cleveland, Hom ting &
Conveying machine.
s, Burdsall, Fremont, Thill coupling.
j. Buyer, Sandusky, Chi'el holder for
file cutting machine.
d. j. Champion, Cleveland, Cop. ing pad
older.
J. Glass, Canton, Removable saw tooth
G. Coahan, Cleveland. Grain-binder.
J. Comay, London, Bread-sponge-rais-
& device.
+. II. Harris, Toledo, Wheel,
j., G. Hartsouuli. Gallon, Spark arresier.
f X. Hill, Jefferson, Tcnsi IN for twlne
nders.
j. j. Hoppes, Springfield, feed.wa Cr
heater & purifier.
A. ii. Jackson, Fremont, BustIe.
+. &. kasch, Akron. Vessel handle
Il. w. King. Gle, eiand Han i-prcsS.
IT. Knnlz, Cleveland, Manufacturing in
lald rules.
Il B. Manly, Malta. Plov.
7. p. Mast, Springfield, Cnltivator.
FIR. Packhan, Springfield, Meatl CT mp
ing machine.
NJ. Riley, London, Bel'-rope.
L. H. Ward, Walnut, Wheel check row.
er.
NJ. L. zeller, Button, Hame-strap
buckle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-09-23
"DEEDs VS.. wORDs.n

"CoMRADEs-Weto to wish denounce this
hypocritical Fishing for the soldiers
| vote. 1t is not essential to remind vet.
Grams, that the same dose has been pre-
| scribed, year after year, for the last
quarter of century, and the result is,
still pleading and fighting for justice
and recognition."-G A. r. Record oh inst
This reflection ought to touch the
leading parties which rule the nation.
A quarter of a century is a long time to
waite for justice and recognition. In
that long time of pleading and fighting
for justice and recognition, many a
brave heart has ceased to beat. The de
fault, nay the crime, rests upon the Dem
ocratic or Republican parties, or upon
the Grand Army of the Republic itself.
Somebody is at fault. That is certain.
Who, then, is the guilty party : Con-
gress passed an act to equalize the SOL
diers' pay. Then came Grants veto.
All General, that was an unfortunate,
an unkind cut. More, it was wicked.
Who then is the guilty party? The
Grand Army sent to Congress petition
to give each soldier eight dollars per
month-a petition enforced by sentim-
ents of economy, justice and patriotism.
The Democratic members of Congress
secuted the petition and sent it to the
waste basket. True, jeff. Davis and
Wirtz did worse. But the cruelty and
meanness of jeff. does not excuse the
Democratic party. Logan and other
members of Congress made an effort to
increase the pensions, but Bragg of the
Democratic party accused the Republi-
cans of Fishing for the soldiers vote,"
and heaped a whole TRADE of vile cpl
thets upon the soldiers. How could Ed
ward S. Bragg of Wisconsin, dare to
treat the soldiers with such infamy on
the floor of the House Is it not high
time to put final stop to the current
idea of the South that the union army
is made up of beggars an damned yam
KEGS? Congress passed with the Mex
ican bill quite number of individual
pension bills. A large number of these
Cleveland vetoed. Not one of his rea-
sons for so doing would dispelase the
rankest rebel. Black of the pension
bureauhas granted more pensions
in accordance with pension laws passed
by Republican Congress, than has
ever been granted by any previous Com.
missioner. But for this no thanks are
due the Democratic party. Cleveland
has in his Cabinet some of the renkest
rebels, one of whom said on the floor of
Congress. "if any one in my presence
should call Jefferson Davis traitor to
his country, would meet the statement
with prompt denial" That is would
say he is liar. So long as this spirit is
exhibited by Cleveland and the Demo
cratic party, il they can rule. so long
will the Grand Army plead in vain for
justice and recognition. If the Solid
South with few Copperhead States
North rule the nation, the Grand Army
may as well recall its agent from Wash.
ington, and waite till the people demand
the execution of justice. j.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-09-23
Give The m a ChnncsI

That's TO say, your iu nRs. Also all you
breathing machinery. Very wonderful ma.
ehinery II is. Not only tho largsr air.pass.
ages ou. the thousands OF littlo ~ bss aud sey
tiles leading from them.
when these are elogged and choked with
matter which ought not to be there. your lungs
ca nnot half do their work. And what they
do, they cannot do we'll.
Call 1t cold, cough Group, pneumonia, ca.
mrrb' consumption or any Of The family Of
throat aud nose and head nd lung obstruo.
tons, all are bad. All ought to be got rid or.
There Is just ono sure way to get rid OF them :.
That is to take Boschee's Is German Syrup, which
any druggist will sslly you at rs cents bottle.
Even II everything else has failed you, you
may depend upon this for certain.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-09-23

We are indebted to Mr.. E. Carson, Hills
horo,iOlio, for a handsome colored lltho-
graph desIgn Of "Goyernor Forakers
famous telegram on the return of the rebel
HagH" il is unique, the picture being L
IA in size. According TO Bob Bnrdette
this might he considered desecration OF
ihe american" flag upon the ground that
prominent union General during the war
lFsned mn order loprevent the desecrnlion
pf the flag by printing any devise for sd-
VerIiSing upon it. As they only cost 10
cents, or cenis by The hundred, they are
cheap for those "bullt that way" and can
be had by addressing ns above.